New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-05

ever then his way to India as private secrc'aiy
to Lord Ripon, heard of the caravan, and "ha'
follows is characteristic:
He wrote from Alexandria to the khedVe
letter in which he SAID Il do not Ike you anu
the people Of England do not like you. in
English people like the Sultan OF ZanzDar ana
the King of Abyssnia better than you, because
YOU encourage the slave-tfadc7 This letter, oil
course was very unjust. But on his way throuSh
Egypt to Suez Gordon learnt the facts OF inc
case-that the Khedive had dismissed The governor
Of Slut had appointed Count Sala WIN lu,s
powers TO suppress the slave trade' anu n'i,'n
bv every means discouraged il. Upon tids GORDON
wrote again from Suez. saying: Il was wrong
Yesterday in what l wrote to you now KNOW
what you have done, and like you very well
The officials in Egypt generally regarded uorooh
as IN deu troubl6-his character was beyonu 'heir
understanding.
The conventional idea of Oriental solemnity of
manners received a rude shock during Visit 10 thH
Pyramids when the solemn meditation OF the
Europeans were interrupted by the Arabs.
Their talk at times was rather nuisance; AS one
was bordering on the awful silence OF the scene,
surveying the wide horizon, the skies, ana tne
%Son desert ootd thn nr now one SIDE deep in
shadow the other syered with bright lgm.' III
calling perhaps, quaint HeTodotean eOssp - vas
marsh and iarnng to hear an ARAB voice s'riAe "p
"Higgery diggery dugk.
De mousenupde clugk,
De clugk street one, go
And den come down run up
the echo of a rhyme taught by some crazy traV-
eller. 1,
There is n curious story about The London Times
which may or may not illustrate Egyptian venah'y
The author naturally acqults the ihunoerei
without iponjry. but all the world may not THINK
the suggested explanation entirely sufficient:
The measures lately taken for the Suppression Oh
the slavetrade by the khedlves oluet 20 w. Times
explained by DR.. Lowe i'll letter sent 10 ~" ~ r'r
from Cairo but it was never puDlisneu'. on 10y
remarking npon this fact the Khedlye Fala qilig
simply Perhaps The Times requires DriDing. !
laughed and said that was quite Impossible but
[ assure you,' said the hhedlVe, tna1 III ny
fathers accounts there IS an item OF tgoVR g
to The Times for its support When the hheuiVo
named the AGENT BY whom tne bargain was az
ranged could not well doubt that the money , nav
been paid for the alleged purpose, ana t'lae !. na
been intercepted by the agent In the SANE az. AZ
counts sums are entered as paid 10 nearly al .o
chief English newspapers as Drloes 20 sGouae bonJ
interest for Islnai, who seems 10 nave UGH i"U
sOmeiy fooled III the matter.
In every book about the East there ought OF
course TO be some mention of occult science, and
Mr.. Butler brings his contribution 10 the gencrai
store of those fascinating stories which most peo-
nile affect to dIsbelieve, yet hear with the utmost
avidity. This story too has the special merit Oh
being vouched for by the Kediye.
Stories of Oriental magic have always their own
| Fascination One is nalf inclined to credit WISE
men of the East with possessing TRADITION OF DC
cult SCIENCE long lost among he restless changes OF
| the West. Such n story now came uhner 10y iIo
tice. The Khediye sent for me one evening anu
| said -, III. :,
II have something curious TO tell you. There is
! Turk here in Cairo who wears ring when ne pre-
| tends is gifted with magic virtues: rave seeh
him and he rng-itis plain hoop Oh soid SCI VII"
a red stone which is said To have come from mecca
| The Turk also showed me plate OF silver ehgfaVeu
with verses from the Koran. lie explained Iiao nc
ftNaa 'fuFr H..
| cbiIS nader rem years OF age The child taxes the
ring the silver plate is put on his head ale ~
little while the color or the STONE Snanges " I 60:
! hereupon the child looks INTO the sboue 'Iu ''0'
! In it visions, aud can answer any qnestiQnsS r,+o
The Khedivc went on to say, thai' be,hg 9' H.
| increduIous he asked for permission 10 take lne
sentrd So the Khedive took the ring 10 ISM IA
Palace. where there happened TO De a nt Tie
nurse an ignorant child. unable to read
| or write. When the plate of silver was iaiI
! on her head and the ring given INTO her mana,
! almost Immediately she cried out. THE stone mas
| turned TO white' The KhedIve then asked ques-
! tons abont persons whom tho child had not seen,
and received correct descriptions Another person
%" How many children have ~
1.-Two sons and a daughter" ,,y
He wears a coat with a row of buttons down
the front and striped trousers, and has sabre"
"What il the second sou like -.
ole has a coat with two rows of buttons in front,
little gold cushions his shoulders and an anchor
embroidered OH his cuffs.
The one was in the Turkish army, the other IN
the Turk sh navy and both were absolutely I'M
known 10 the child. Collision was lmposslDIe; ior
even wizard would ind 1t hard 10 penetrate into
the ladies' apartments of the khedlyes palace.
Moreover the quest ions were too rapid ana 100 Eu
led TO admit OF shuiiing or guessing answ ers lne
Khedive's conclusion was: cannot DelieVe IT,
and yet cannot understand IT.
After some talk about English mesmerists ana
cairvoyants the Khedive related that once. before
he came TO the throne lie consulted soothsayer III
pom " Minister
What is the news for Egypt I" he asked,
The sOotbsaycr demanded sT0 MINUTES delay ana
'Will the Egyptian army conquer
Give me six minutes" replied the sorcerer
At the end of that time his iaee became VERY very
shook as he answered.. The Egyptians VIII DC ue-
fea,ed and their army destroyed; only small rem
nant shall be left" The Prince laughed at the
prophecy and forgot it; but two mouths later the
same Minister of War showed hun a dispatch from
Upper Egypt. stating that the army had been "
lated. After showing the dispatch the Minister
remarked, DO Won remember our friend the sor-
cereri" and the Prince recoliected. NOW us hheui'o
| he regards the thing as curious cOincidence'
We can find room for no more extracts from this
very interesting book though 1t abounds with odd
and curious and valuable matters Mr.. Butler had
the pleasure of seeing the cruel D0sah ceremony
abolished by decree of the Khediye before he left
Egypt. He took away with him a high opinion OF
that rulers character and intentions. and as decd-
eds poor an opinion of the policy pursued by Eng
land In the land of the Pharaohs. The book is IL
lustrated by photogravure. though not very we'll
The interest OF the text however, atones Tor every
thing. and it is not too much to say that Court
Life in Egypt" is one of the freshest and best books
on the country which has been written for many
years.
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL GETS MAD
From The 81 JapIes's Gazette.